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20 Nov: Best Buy Reports Better-than-Expected Q3 FY19 Results

Enterprise Comparable Sales Increased 4.3%

GAAP Diluted EPS Increased 27% to $0.99

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Increased 19% to $0.93

Closes acquisition of GreatCall

Raises FY19 Financial Guidance

 

MINNEAPOLIS, November 20, 2018 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2018 (“Q3 FY19”), as compared to the third quarter ended October 28, 2017 (“Q3 FY18”).

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  Q3 FY19 Q3 FY18
Revenue ($ in millions):    
Enterprise $9,590 $9,320
Domestic segment $8,756 $8,491
International segment $834 $829
Enterprise comparable sales % change 4.3% 4.4%
Domestic comparable sales % change 4.3% 4.5%
Domestic comparable online sales % change 12.6% 22.3%
International comparable sales % change 3.7% 3.8%
Operating Income:    
GAAP operating income as a % of revenue 3.4% 3.8%
Non-GAAP operating income as a % of revenue 3.5% 3.7%
Diluted Earnings per Share (“EPS”):    
GAAP diluted EPS $0.99 $0.78
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.93 $0.78

 

For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, please refer to the attached supporting schedule titled Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

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16 Nov: 3 Best Buy stores shuttered by hurricanes reopen

Three Best Buy stores that had been closed because of hurricane damage reopened Friday, just in time for the busiest shopping week of the year.

Two of the stores are in North Carolina and sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Florence in September. The third store is in Puerto Rico and had been closed for more than a year since Hurricane Maria battered the island, causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage and loss of lives.   

When disasters shutter stores, we look to find employees shifts at nearby locations, if possible.

Cleveland Teen Tech Center

16 Nov: Cleveland Teen Tech Center is filling the talent pipeline

When you think of tech jobs, it’s often the creators of products and services who come to mind – the programmers, engineers and entrepreneurs.

But tech jobs come in many shapes and sizes. Some are behind the scenes, but just as crucial, like repair technicians or quality control associates. Through our Best Buy Teen Tech Centers, we are preparing teens for all of the tech jobs of the future.

Our newest Teen Tech Center in Cleveland is doing just that. Regency Technologies, one of our longstanding electronics recycling partners, co-sponsored this Teen Tech Center, specifically with our Career Pathways program in mind.

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14 Nov: Best Buy, Oculus Bring VR to Teens at Chicago Teen Tech Center

Virtual reality is becoming one of the leading technology trends, and Oculus has teamed up with Best Buy to bring this emerging tech to students in underserved communities.

Students at the Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Little Black Pearl school in Chicago were recently surprised by Oculus with VR headsets to use in the center. These headsets will introduce students to the possibilities of VR, while also showing how the cutting-edge technology can be applied to their own future career aspirations.

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12 Nov: Paper or plastic? New gift cards are made from trees

When it comes to selecting a gift for someone, you can rarely go wrong with a gift card to their favorite store. And now, when it’s a Best Buy gift card, you can feel good about how it’s made.

That’s because we’re saying “Bye-bye!” to plastic gift cards and “Season’s Greetings!” to gift cards made of paper.

Why the switch? It all comes down to what happens to the gift card after the last cent is spent. Our new gift cards and packaging can go right into the recycling bin.

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09 Nov: Eva Longoria Bastón, Best Buy team up on Teen Tech Center

Hollywood is buzzing about Eva Longoria Bastón’s latest project, a partnership with Best Buy to help get more teens into technology careers.

The Eva Longoria Foundation, which supports education and entrepreneurship for Latinas, announced Thursday that it will co-sponsor a new Best Buy Teen Tech Center in El Paso, Texas. It’s slated to open in late 2019 and will be a free, safe place where young people can creatively engage with the latest technology, including 3D printing, graphic design, film making, music production and virtual reality.

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07 Nov: Best Buy adds more toys to go with its tech

Toys and tech always rise to the top of wish lists, and you’ll be able to find the best of both at Best Buy this holiday season.

We’ve had space dedicated to toys in the past, but our customers were asking for more. So we’re now carrying more traditional toys — like Barbie and LEGO — than ever before. In fact, more than 90 percent are new to us in the past year.

Nearly all of our 1,000 U.S. stores have received a refreshed section with traditional toys.

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29 Oct: St. Jude, Best Buy join to fight childhood cancer this holiday season

Since 2013, Best Buy has joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening childhood diseases. In that time, our generous customers have shown their support by donating nearly $60 million in our stores and online!

The St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign is back at Best Buy for the sixth year, and this holiday season we hope to do even more to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.® Watch the video to learn why Best Buy supports St.

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29 Oct: Free Holiday Shipping Is Back At Best Buy

Free shipping has once again returned for the holiday season at Best Buy, and there’s no minimum purchase or membership required.

Want it even faster? We’ve got you covered with same-day shipping and store pickup.

“We know shoppers have enough on their to-do lists this time of year, so we want to make it as easy as possible to get all your holiday gifts when and how you want them,” said Allison Peterson, Best Buy’s president of e-commerce.

Free shipping

From now until Christmas Day, all orders on BestBuy.com

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24 Oct: Best Buy Opens New Distribution Center Near Houston

Before dawn on Oct. 23, employees at Best Buy’s new distribution center in Missouri City, Texas, were already loading trucks to deliver products to customers’ homes throughout the day.

But the team paused briefly from its work later in the morning to help company leaders and local officials celebrate the facility’s official grand opening.

The Missouri City delivery distribution center is focused on large items and will help Best Buy meet growing demand for products including big-screen TVs and major appliances.

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23 Oct: Geek Squad Academy 2018 Season: 50 Cities Served

We just wrapped up another whirlwind season of Geek Squad Academy – our 12th! We traveled across the U.S.,from Hoboken to Honolulu, to bring interactive tech camps to kids. 

Our employee volunteers taught everything from music production to coding using BB-8 robots.

As our new “Junior Agents” completed the camp, we hope to have sparked an interest in tech that will inspire their future education and career choices. That’s part of our commitment to prepare 1 million youth from underserved communities for the tech-reliant jobs of the future each year by 2020.

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15 Oct: Government leaders laud Best Buy for supporting employees after Hurricane Florence

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — When Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast on Sept. 13, our Best Buy stores in Wilmington and Morehead City sustained significant water damage. Both remain closed.

How Best Buy has responded since then — continuing to pay employees who are doing volunteer work in the community — has gotten the attention of lawmakers and officials in Washington, D.C., who recently requested a visit to learn more.

On Monday, a group of national and local government officials visited the Wilmington Best Buy store to meet with employees.